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C J Dennis - George Jones Reflects
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It`s up an` down, as me father said,
   An` his as went before him --
Good days could never turn his head
   Nor the worst of seasons floor him.
(Said old george Jones).  I`ve heard him say
   Full many a time an` often,
"The man who knows no evil day
Ain`t toughened so he can out-stay
   Good times, in which men soften."

See-saw.  `Tis the older law
   That`s ruled the world since Adam.
If men ain`t sipped the bitter cup,
How can the good days cheer `em up?
   They never know they had `em.
So, by-an`-large, I`m sorter glad
   I`ve had a chance to share `em --
These long, lean years we`ve lately had.
Now good years come we`ve got the bad
   With which we can compare `em.

I`ve heard men say the land is done
   Because the hard times fool `em.
Poor simple loons, they ain`t begun
   To know the laws wot rule `em.
"Men ain`t learned yet to live on air,"
   I`ve hard my ole dad chuckle.
"Stick to the land.  All wealth lies where
Earth bids all men to seek it, e`er
   When life gets near the knuckle."

See-saw.  `Tis the olden law;
   An` laws help them as learned `em.
An` us ole stagers wot held fast
To earth, now clear days down at last,
   Why, praise the Lord, we`ve earned `em.
Hard earned (said old George Jones) most ways
   High prized.  New loads is lighter,
Us, who held fast can well spare praise,
Aye, even for then strengthenin` days
   That makes these good days brighter.
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